The 2010 African Women's Championship was held in South Africa from 31 October to 14 November 2010. Seven national teams joined the host nation following a series of knock-out home and away ties. This tournament was also a qualification tournament for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, with the two finalists, Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea qualifying for the finals in Germany.
A total of 23 national teams entered qualification which has held over two rounds. In the preliminary round, the 18 lowest-ranked nations were drawn in pairs. The nine winners joined five other national teams in the first round, where the seven winners qualified for the finals.[1]
The final tournament was held in Gauteng, South Africa[2] from 31 October to 14 November 2010. The seven first round winners joined the host in the finals. The draw took place on 21 September.[3]
^Content2010 African Women’s Championship Draw[permanent dead link], from MTN Football.com, retrieved 13 September 2009
^Ekurhuleni Municipality set to host cream of African women's football talent, from South African Football Association, retrieved 21 September 2010
^"African Women's Championship resurrects old rivalries". bbc.co.uk. 21 September 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
^Regulations of the African Women Championship, from cafonline.com, retrieved 4 November 2010
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The 2010 African Women s Championship was held in South Africa from 31 October to 14 November 2010 Seven national teams joined the host nation following a series of knock out home and away ties This tournament was also a qualification tournament for the 2011 FIFA Women s World Cup with the two finalists Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea qualifying for the finals in Germany 2010 African Women s Championship2010 Vroue se Afrikaanse VoetbalkampioenschapTournament detailsHost countrySouth AfricaDates31 October 14 NovemberTeams8Venue s 2 in 2 host cities Final positionsChampions Nigeria 8th title Runners up Equatorial GuineaThird place South AfricaFourth place CameroonTournament statisticsMatches played16Goals scored58 3 63 per match Top scorer s Perpetua Nkwocha 11 goals 20082012 Contents 1 Qualification 2 Squads 3 Group stage 3 1 Group A 3 2 Group B 4 Knockout stages 4 1 Knockout Map 4 2 Semifinals 4 3 Third place play off 4 4 Final 5 Awards 6 References and notes 7 External linksQualification editMain article 2010 African Women s Championship qualification A total of 23 national teams entered qualification which has held over two rounds In the preliminary round the 18 lowest ranked nations were drawn in pairs The nine winners joined five other national teams in the first round where the seven winners qualified for the finals 1 Qualified teams nbsp Algeria nbsp Cameroon nbsp Equatorial Guinea nbsp Ghana nbsp Mali nbsp Nigeria nbsp South Africa nbsp TanzaniaSquads editMain article 2010 African Women s Championship squadsGroup stage editThe final tournament was held in Gauteng South Africa 2 from 31 October to 14 November 2010 The seven first round winners joined the host in the finals The draw took place on 21 September 3 Matches were played at Sinaba Stadium in Daveyton and Makhulong Stadium in Tembisa both located in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality Gauteng Where teams finish the group stage at an equal number of points the ranking in the group is determined based on 4 greater number of points in matches between tied teams superior goal difference in matches between tied teams greater number of goals scored in matches between tied teams superior goal difference in all group matches greater number of goals scored in all group matches fair play criteria based on red and yellow cards received drawing of lotsGroup A edit Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp Nigeria 3 3 0 0 10 1 9 9 nbsp South Africa 3 2 0 1 7 3 4 6 nbsp Mali 3 1 0 2 3 11 8 3 nbsp Tanzania 3 0 0 3 3 8 5 0All times are SAST UTC 2 31 October 201013 00South Africa nbsp 2 1 nbsp TanzaniaPopela nbsp 35 Mamello nbsp 87 pen Report Chabruma nbsp 43 Sinaba Stadium DaveytonReferee Therese Neguel Cameroon 1 November 201015 30Nigeria nbsp 5 0 nbsp MaliNkwocha nbsp 15 16 42 Mbachu nbsp 70 Ordega nbsp 84 ReportSinaba Stadium DaveytonReferee Therese Sagno Guinea 4 November 201011 00South Africa nbsp 1 2 nbsp Nigeriavan Wyk nbsp 44 Report Nkwocha nbsp 33 39 Sinaba Stadium DaveytonReferee Fadouma Dia Senegal 4 November 201015 30Mali nbsp 3 2 nbsp TanzaniaKonate nbsp 25 Diarra nbsp 31 N Diaye nbsp 67 Report Mwasikili nbsp 30 Swalehe nbsp 32 Sinaba Stadium DaveytonReferee Patricia Obone Obiang Gabon 7 November 201015 30Mali nbsp 0 4 nbsp South AfricaReport Amanda nbsp 32 76 90 Jermaine nbsp 84 Sinaba Stadium DaveytonReferee Fadouma Dia Senegal 7 November 201015 30Tanzania nbsp 0 3 nbsp NigeriaReport Nkwocha nbsp 12 32 Oparanozie nbsp 82 Makhulong Stadium TembisaReferee Aissatta Ameyo Amegee Togo Group B edit Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp Equatorial Guinea 3 2 1 0 6 3 3 7 nbsp Cameroon 3 2 1 0 6 4 2 7 nbsp Ghana 3 1 0 2 4 6 2 3 nbsp Algeria 3 0 0 3 2 5 3 0All times are SAST UTC 2 2 November 201011 00Equatorial Guinea nbsp 2 2 nbsp CameroonJade nbsp 2 Jumaria nbsp 30 Report Patiance nbsp 45 1 Michele nbsp 57 Sinaba Stadium DaveytonReferee Aissata Ameyo Amegee Togo 2 November 201015 30Algeria nbsp 1 2 nbsp GhanaOuadah nbsp 4 Report Agnes nbsp 62 73 Sinaba Stadium DaveytonReferee Fadouma Dia Senegal 5 November 201011 00Equatorial Guinea nbsp 1 0 nbsp AlgeriaChinasa nbsp 31 ReportSinaba Stadium DaveytonReferee Kankou Coulibaly Mali 5 November 201015 30Ghana nbsp 1 2 nbsp CameroonAgnes nbsp 31 Report Manie nbsp 24 Ngo Ndoumbouk nbsp 37 Sinaba Stadium DaveytonReferee Pamela Chiwaya Zimbabwe 8 November 201015 30Ghana nbsp 1 3 nbsp Equatorial GuineaAgnes nbsp 40 pen Report Anonma nbsp 12 pen S Simpore nbsp 58 Chinasa nbsp 68 Sinaba Stadium DaveytonReferee Pamela Chiwaya Zimbabwe 8 November 201015 30Cameroon nbsp 2 1 nbsp AlgeriaOnguene nbsp 50 Ejangue nbsp 65 Report Bouhenni nbsp 55 Makhulong Stadium TembisaReferee Therese Sagno Guinea Knockout stages editKnockout Map edit Semi finalsFinal 11 November nbsp Nigeria5 14 November nbsp Cameroon1 nbsp Nigeria4 11 November nbsp Equatorial Guinea2 nbsp Equatorial Guinea3 nbsp South Africa1 Third place play off 14 November nbsp Cameroon0 nbsp South Africa2Semifinals edit All times are SAST UTC 2 Winners qualified for 2011 FIFA Women s World Cup 11 November 201010 30Nigeria nbsp 5 1 nbsp CameroonHelen Ukaonu nbsp 33 Oparanozie nbsp 45 1 Nkwocha nbsp 58 74 81 pen Report Ngock nbsp 47 Sinaba Stadium DaveytonReferee Therese Sagno Guinea 11 November 201015 30Equatorial Guinea nbsp 3 1 a e t nbsp South AfricaS Simpore nbsp 103 120 5 Jade nbsp 109 Report Dlamini nbsp 120 8 Sinaba Stadium DaveytonReferee Aisatta Ameyo Amegee Togo Third place play off edit 14 November 201010 00Cameroon nbsp 0 2 nbsp South AfricaReport Skiti nbsp 8 Dlamini nbsp 38 Sinaba Stadium DaveytonReferee Pamela Chiwaya Zimbabwe Final edit 14 November 201014 00Nigeria nbsp 4 2 nbsp Equatorial GuineaNkwocha nbsp 8 Oparanozie nbsp 76 Nke nbsp 77 o g Carol nbsp 84 o g Report Carol nbsp 62 Jade nbsp 81 Sinaba Stadium DaveytonReferee Fadouma Dia Senegal Awards edit 2010 African Women s Football Championship winners nbsp NigeriaEighth titleReferences and notes edit Content2010 African Women s Championship Draw permanent dead link from MTN Football com retrieved 13 September 2009 Ekurhuleni Municipality set to host cream of African women s football talent from South African Football Association retrieved 21 September 2010 African Women s Championship resurrects old rivalries bbc co uk 21 September 2010 Retrieved 21 September 2010 Regulations of the African Women Championship from cafonline com retrieved 4 November 2010External links editOfficial website FIFA page on CAF Preliminary matches for 2011 Women s World Cup Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2010 African Women 27s Championship amp oldid 1167000355, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,